Recorded 1997–2000 Unisex name Peak 1998 16 births

Tavonne — boys' name

16 babies named Tavonne in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s5
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Tavonne was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tavonne in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tavonne

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Tavonne between 1997 and 2000, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tavonne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Tavonne is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tavonne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tavonne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tavonne in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tavonne at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

16

Since 1997

4 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1997

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2000

Tavonne popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1997

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 200019981997 5

Tavonne popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1989 (Tavonne as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1989 5

Tavonne by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 69% of Tavonne's all-time total
1990s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tavonne?
16 babies have been named Tavonne since 1997. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Tavonne most popular?
Tavonne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Tavonne a unisex name?
Yes, Tavonne is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 16 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Tavonne been used?
Tavonne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 4 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Tavonne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tavon, Tavion, Tavares, Tavaris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.